Graduate School of Education Field Placement and Professional Partnerships

Nurturing and supporting Lesley students as they begin their early field and practicum experiences.

Partnering with Area Schools to Provide Students with Successful Practicum Experiences

The Division of Field Placement and Professional Partnerships assists students in identifying and securing early field experiences and practicum placements in many urban and suburban schools. In these settings, students learn the art and craft of teaching under the guidance of expert supervising practitioners and Lesley program supervisors.

We partner with area schools to create communities of learners where everyone benefits, and we run the Summer Compass program with the Cambridge Public Schools for the benefit of local schoolchildren and Lesley student teachers. We look forward to assisting you and hope that your work with us will be productive, exciting, and enjoyable.

Please use the links to the left, and the contacts to the right, to find the information you need.

Field Placement Partnership Update

Peabody School Art Learn more about our recent school partnerships, including with Cambridge's Peabody School, whose students created art for a colorful exhibit at Lesley (sample at right), in the Division of Field Placement and Professional Partnership's Partnership Update 2011-2012 [pdf].

Field Placement Office Contact Information

Dr. Marcia Bromfield, Director, Professor. Oversees Field Placement, Collaborative Internship Program, Professional Development Schools, and Summer Compass. Teaches and advises in Special Education and Doctoral Programs.
617.349.8396; 800.999.1959x 8396

Jean Gumpert, Associate Director
Practicum, Internship, and Early Field Experience placements for on-campus students.
617.349.8400; 800.999.1959 x 8400

Yvonne Zollman Mosca, Assistant Director: Regional Off Campus and Instructional Technology placements; approves Early Field Experience Documentation
617.349.8753; 800.999.1959 x 8753

Margaret Maki, Field Placement Assistant
Administrative Support; on-campus/cohort Initial Licensure Programs; Early Field Experience, Practicum, and Applications, Documentation, and Internships for Students, Supervisors, and Seminar Faculty
617.349.8197; 800.999.1959 x 8197

Somaliyah Al-Mahdi, School Partnerships Assistant
Administrative Support, Professional Development Schools, Collaborative Internship Programs, Summer Compass Program, New Teacher Community, and Vouchers
617.349.8399 800.999.1959 x 8399